Chapter 51: Chapter 51: Level 8 Concealment
"Just as expected!"
Upon hearing these words, Wang Wu wasn’t too surprised. He had guessed as much before; otherwise, he couldn’t explain how so many powerful Little Demons had gathered here.
However, it seemed that the South Mountain King had no intention of relocating but was preparing to bolster his defenses. Thus, this area would recruit only ten Mountain Patrol Demon Soldiers each year, but now the number had increased tenfold.
Considering that the South Mountain King had Marshal Xiong Hei under him, it meant that just from the South Mountain King’s territory alone, there would be two hundred new Mountain Patrol Demon Soldiers this year.
Should he try to get himself onto the whitelist of identities?
Of course, just as this thought emerged, Wang Wu dismissed it. What a joke!
It’s more prudent to continue hiding, living carefree and unrestrained like a Little Demon.
While Wang Wu wasn’t tempted, many other Little Demons were. In this very valley, seven Little Demons dashed out, including the Little Wild Boar from the upper valley and the Plum Deer, the leaders among the Little Demons.
Meanwhile, many strong Little Demons from other valleys had gathered, quickly reaching fifty or sixty in number, and more were on the way.
This truly shocked Wang Wu because each of these emerging Little Demons was on par with last year’s Flame Scorpion King in terms of strength. Moreover, they clearly understood human language, even if they couldn’t necessarily speak it.
After a careful selection by the Cyan Wolf and the Gray Fox, they kept their word, awarding the Creation Wisdom Heart Pill on the spot, and took away a hundred of the strongest Little Demons, gathering almost all the outstanding Little Demons from the dozen southern valleys.
Meanwhile, at the northern valley, a demon resembling a tiger, accompanied by the White Fox and a brown giant eagle, recruited new Mountain Patrol Demon Soldiers all over the North Mountain foothills, making quite a ruckus.
It was quite lively.
Once all the new Mountain Patrol Demon Soldiers were taken away, the forest returned to its tranquility, as if with more recruits, the two kings could stabilize the situation.
Wang Wu, however, shook his head and sighed inwardly. Going to war with Human Race Cultivators was a joke; it was nothing short of a meat grinder.
These current Mountain Patrol Demon Soldiers didn’t even count as cannon fodder.
Of course, he was no exception.
In fact, at this stage, there was nothing he could do.
He couldn’t even migrate to a farther place, as the Western Wilderness was a land of Great Demons, full of various Demon Races, Little Demons everywhere. He had no idea where to migrate.
Better stay put and develop slowly.
Days passed amid Wang Wu’s concerns, with no similar major events on the distant eastern battlefield, and the forest gradually returned to its usual peace, as if nothing ever happened.
Meanwhile, after two spring rains, the vegetation in the valley grew recklessly. The daytime high temperature quickly climbed to about twenty degrees Celsius.
Looking out, one could barely call it verdant.
In the past few days, Wang Wu didn’t come out to bask in the sun and absorb Golden Particles. He merely consumed five Iron-Teeth Flying Locusts daily, reaching a 500-point satiety, and gained at least 50 Spiritual Qi. If the locusts were larger, up to 70 Spiritual Qi.
After several consecutive days, he had accumulated 200 Spiritual Qi, which was the limit before upgrading the Spiritual Talent.
At the same time, it reflected in the attribute bar, turning all basic attributes and Bloodline Talent indicators into small, glowing plus signs.
It was time to upgrade again, which was a great feeling.
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Status: Ancient Giant Bear Juvenile Body (four Bloodline Talents awakened and second phase unlocked)
Life: 300 (+)
Physical Strength: 170 (+)
Power: 15 (+)
Agility: 7 (+)
Defense: 15 (+)
Satiety Limit: 550 points
Bloodline Talent: Stealth Level 7 (+)
Bloodline Talent: Self-Healing Level 6 (+)
Bloodline Talent: Spirit Essence Level 1 (+)
Bloodline Talent: Danger Perception Level 6 (+)
Spirit Root: Basic Ice Spirit Root (1/10)
Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi: 200/200
Ice Spiritual Qi: 24/200
Growth: 14.6%
Special Growth Level: 30%
Bloodline Evolution Level: 20%
[Paralysis Poison Resistance: 3/25]
[Ice Resistance: 10/10]
[Flame Resistance: 8/10]
[Bee Venom Resistance: 2/10]
[Plant Poison Resistance: 7/10]
[Ordinary Snake Poison Resistance: 5/5]
[Ordinary Spider Venom Resistance: 5/5]
The attribute bar hovers in his mind, clear at a glance.
Wang Wu quietly observed, contemplating.
"Firstly, the Passive Concealment Talent can be upgraded again to Level 8, which should be sufficient for most situations. However, this talent can’t be used during action, which is a pity."
"Also, the Life Value is already at its previous stage’s limit, but it’s never too much, so if I have spare Spiritual Qi, I’ll add it here."
"To be honest, my weaknesses become very apparent in battle."
"In fact, I must consider high-intensity combat in the future, and my existing Physical Strength is clearly insufficient."
"Although I currently have 170 points of Physical Strength, after some testing, at full-speed sprint, I can only run 900 meters."
Wang Wu, with his human mindset, always values collecting such data and compares them against human standards.
He currently has 7 points of agility, allowing him to easily cover 100 meters inside eight seconds, even as a juvenile bear.
If humans could compete with him in this aspect, they’d fall short at the 900-meter medium-distance run.
He could indeed maintain that eight-second per 100-meter speed for the entire 900 meters, taking just over seventy seconds, although his Physical Strength would be nearly depleted.
Moreover, he only needs a minute of rest, without consuming satiety, to quickly recover 170 points of Physical Strength and then easily run another 900 meters.
Undoubtedly, this far surpasses ordinary humans.
But this is the Cultivation Realm.
With that in mind, Wang Wu understood what he needed to do. First, he spent 100 points of Spiritual Qi, adding all to his Physical Strength, raising it to 220 points, allowing him to sprint at least 1100 meters at full speed.
Then, he spent another 100 points of Spiritual Qi to upgrade the Passive Concealment Talent to Level 8.
This time, he needed no informational cues. He could sense more vividly and profoundly, as if becoming a part of the mountains, the plants, the gentle breeze, and the light rain, significantly enhancing the concealment effect.
After exactly three seconds, streams of information surfaced.
"Since you remained motionless for three seconds, you have activated Level 8 Passive Concealment."
"You have begun to understand Mimicry Fusion and slightly mastered some dynamic concealment, allowing you to control your breathing and heartbeat to execute extremely small, slow actions, such as blinking, nodding, or turning, without exiting passive concealment."
"All Ninth Grade and below Insect Little Demons cannot detect you."
"Those with extraordinary reconnaissance talents, extremely sensitive perception, special bloodline talents, or Eighth Grade and below Demon Spirit Monsters would find it difficult to spot you. However, when very close, especially when physically contacted, there’s still a small chance to be discovered."
"Now, if you leave no other flaws, you can disguise as a stone in the Human Race’s rural market to secretly learn human knowledge."
"Warning, before Demons, Spirits, and Monsters with reconnaissance divine techniques, or Seventh Grade and above Demon Spirit Monsters, or Human Realm cultivators, you’re still an inept, laughable clown."
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"Huh?"
Wang Wu was taken aback, noticing the Level 8 Passive Concealment description had changed. Its previous Level 7 information lacked a grading system, which now introduced a concept of the Human Realm Cultivators.
Could it mean that the Human Race’s cultivation is divided into three major realms: Heaven, Earth, and Human?
And the Demon Race, as well as Spirit Monsters, are graded by levels.
"Although Ninth Grade seems to be the lowest, it actually is a pinnacle many Little Demons can only dream of reaching in their lifetime."
"I don’t know if my current strength counts as Ninth Grade, probably not. Still, the Level 8 Passive Concealment talent touches the edge of Ninth Grade, hence the information described."